Since Gavin’s so New Media, I expect a make-up text any second

And because Gavin is so hip, young and Efron-esque, his campaign announced itself on Twitter, Facebook and YouTube simultaneously. They also put posters around campus and passed out Gav4Guv cupcakes.

Call me a curmudgeon, but shouldn’t the Mayor select a locale of personal significance and verbally declare his official candidacy? I was expecting him to stand on the steps of La Barca, clasp bony hands with WhatsHerName and shout, “This should come as no surprise!”

I guess I’m old fashioned. I guess big news will be tweeted from now on. Get used to “We’re @ war!” in 140 characters or less.

Of course the first thing I did yesterday morning was hop on YouTube and check out what I hoped would be Gavin asking if we thought earth tones would look chic in the Governor’s Mansion.

You know, I’ve been stalking Gavin Newsom with my weird little internet blogs for 5 years and our relationship has been a roller coaster to say the least. In the beginning, I was all kittens and butterflies, blind adoration and swoon. Then Gav got busy with some shady hos and broke my heart. I think I grew jaded. A little bitter even. I may have made a few comments one might regret in the sober light of day. Our love for one another was so strained, Mayor Newsom became rather brusque with me at public events, once going so far as to remark, “Oh no, not another scandal!” at the mere sight of me. I was ready to move on, find another Armani suit to stalk and stop giving Mayor McEgo free publicity.

But this video? Oh my, this video! Me watching this video was very “You had me at hello.”

We are SO back together.

At first, I was taken aback by some strangers speaking in foreign tongues on a sidewalk. What the hell is going on? Who is this robot woman “investing in the future” and what’s up with these quotes in Chinese characters? But then, there he was. Giddy, excited, glorious! Gavin’s all swaggery, bobbing his around with choreographed confidence. Suddenly, I LOVE sound fiscal policy! Car with a plug in it? Yes! Look at those eyebrows, raising almost seductively to the voters in California. The man is aglow!

I guess I got so caught up in the bad times, I’d forgotten about the good.

I thought the flame was out but apparently the embers have been dramatically re-ignited.

My only complaint, and really, I mean this constructively, is that I wasn’t one of the orange quotes floating around. Maybe because I only write in English. Also, someone needs to close the door behind Gavin. It’s driving me nuts. He looks like he’s sitting outside the principal’s office.

But that hardly matters now. We have so much work to do, you and me and that robot chick investing in the future.